Books Photography Books For a Hot Summer Night
June 24, 2013 Donald Scarinci

Photography Books For a Hot Summer Night When it’s just too hot outside to take pictures, take a good book to the pool or crank up the air conditioner and sit in your favorite easy chair and fine tune your photography skills with one of these great photography books. Here are my top three favorites for a hot summer day: 1. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson This is my all time favorite book about photography. The new 2013 edition makes this classic even better. Peterson has a gift for explaining important principals of good picture taking in a simple and…

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Books Peterson, Bryan; Understanding Shutter Speed, Amphoto Books, 2008
April 30, 2012 Donald Scarinci

This is another beautifully illustrated book by Bryan Peterson that explains basic photographic concepts, this time about shutter speed, in an easily understandable way. It is the perfect companion to Understanding Exposure and makes a nice complement to that book. Understanding Shutter Speed is divided into five sections. The first section discusses the six correct shutter speeds and the concept that “you will always attain the fastest possible shutter speed at any given ISO when you use the largest possible lens opening, and you will be able to attain the slowest possible shutter speed at any given ISO by using…

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Books Peterson, Bryan, Understanding Exposure, Amphoto Books, Kindle Edition, 2010
March 19, 2012 Donald Scarinci

Peterson, Bryan, Understanding Exposure, Amphoto Books, Kindle Edition, 2010   REVIEW: Understanding Exposure, third edition, Amphoto Books, 2010, by Bryan Peterson The third edition of this 1990 classic by Bryan Peterson was the most important and influential photography book I’ve ever read and it is the first book that every new photographer should read. The 2010 edition of this book is actually a re-write of the original 1990 classic that adapts to the changes that have take place in technology. However, the concepts of the original 1990 classic and the clarity and simplicity in the way they are communicated remain…

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